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I convince myself I do save money by using the HP tumble dryer as I never need to iron. Also have solar PV, so often the sunshine dries the clothes for free in the TD anyway hehe.Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter installed Mar 22 and 9.6kw Pylontech battery
Daikin 8kW ASHP installed Jan 25
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Astria said:inkydolphin said:Dry ours in the conservatory (posh or what!) with some windows open.I assume you won't be doing that when it's snowing outside ?Or do you still do it then ?0
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I struggle to find the space for the tumble drier. The clothes horse gets put away, the humidifier moves around the house. But the tumble drier would need a permanent dedicated space and I don't have any.0
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mmmmikey said:.....as a bit of an aside, I'm trying to work out why you would want to be able to control your tumble dryer from you smartphone given that you need to be at the dryer to put the clothes in anyway? Or is there some magic thing that I'm overlooking?Our drier isn't 'smart' but the washing machine is. Rarely use the remote control for the reason you mentioned, but the app is occasionally useful for a couple of extra programs that aren't on the dial (like the 'blood' program) and it lets you set the delayed start to finish at a specific time, rather than 'start in x hours'It also allows the machine to nag us via phone if we don't empty it or if its low on detergent/conditioner.Allegedly, it can also integrate with some specific energy management platforms to allow you to sync usage with when PV is generating or a ToU tariff is low, but I'm not sure how useful that is. Would be nice if they could modulate the heater output to lower and slower if that meant avoiding import, but that would take more than just adding a wifi chip & antenna to an existing models control board so I don't think we're there yet.
3.6 kW PV in the Midlands - 9x Sharp 400W black panels - 6x facing SE and 3x facing SW, Solaredge Optimisers and Inverter. 400W Derril Water (one day). Octopus Flux0 -
Dehumidifier (when washing cannot be put outside). Cheap to run and takes the moisture out of the room where otherwise we get mould. The water goes into a tank.
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Old dryer is now outside waiting to be picked up by Steptoe and Son. I had the horrors of cleaning behind an old appliance that hadn't been moved for years today - yuk!I hadn't thought of the smart appliance integrating with a TU tariff aspect, but not a big deal for me. Will have a look at the instructions when the new one comes and see exactly what it does for mine.0
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The heater in my condenser tumble drier has failed but im still getting about a litre of water out off it, Just takes a lot longer, and hanging out on a rack over night meant it seemed dry*.
*(I didn't weigh it so i don't know if it was 100%) Also didn't measure the water only guessing.0 -
We're in the North of Scotland, so much colder than most of you, but our clothes are hung outside year round. Fortunately we are East coast, which is much drier than the West and that helps. If it is raining, or clothes haven't dried properly we have an airer we put in the bath. Clothes generally dry same day, and can be removed the next morning.
We inherited a vented tumble drier when we bought the house, and it turned out to be one of those with a fire risk. After entering the serial number on their website the manufacturer gave us a new one. We chose a condensing one and blocked off the vent. We very rarely use it, possibly 3-4 times in the last year.0 -
Looking back at this somewhat dated link I would suggest that the use of a de-humidifier is much cheaper.
Also the drying of clothes can cause serious black mould problems
The de-humidifier has a cold metal condensation plate which can capture the moisture in the high humidity of the room and collect it in a container which can be removed and the water poured down the sink. Of course it takes energy to make this plate cold but the good news is that this is a heat pump and the heat is dissipated in the drying room which helps to dry the clothes anyway.
My wife uses a de-humidifier and power consumption is approx 200W and takes 4 to 8 hrs to dry the washing in a small room.
We also use smaller de-humidifiers to reduce the moisture in bedrooms, this has the great advantage of eliminating black mould on walls and ceiling.1 -
coldhater said:... and the water poured down the sink.I'm not being lazy ...
I'm just in energy-saving mode.0
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